Trump wants coal to power AI data centers

5 melling 3 5/18/2025, 8:03:23 AM cnbc.com ↗

Comments (3)

artski · 8h ago
Yeah I think the world is screwed. These aren't things you can shut down instantly without losing a bunch of money/the time not spent building better alternatives - all these projects have long lead times.
bediger4000 · 4h ago
Does this mean Trump has a deal with coal mining concerns, or does he have direct interest, like owning a coal mining company?
tocs3 · 2h ago
I suspect it is more like he promised more coal and saying something like

“They can fuel it with anything they want, and they may have coal as a backup — good, clean coal,”

is his way of making good on the promise.